Summer Fun

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:30 pm

Is it time yet....

FishyEggs · Post by **FishyEggs** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:36 pm

Awesome car

Anytime is right in a Caterham or should I say lotus 7

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:47 pm

It's a 1987 pre lit westfield se7en.1700 tuned twink, 140 bhp ish,nice & quick,i call it the green hornet

FishyEggs · Post by **FishyEggs** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:10 pm

1987 wow. Excuse my ignorance but what is pre lit ? It looks absolutely mint

Mr-P · Post by **Mr-P** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:48 pm

Very nice pre-lit, wish I still had my SEi running VX lump.
As for the right time mine stayed on the road all year round.

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:57 pm

FishyEggs wrote:1987 wow. Excuse my ignorance but what is pre lit ? It looks absolutely mint

Pre lit.was before the pending court case with caterham,before this westfield could call their cars sevens,this was settled out of court &,westfields Chris smith agreed to make some changes to his build spec tho,not alot

Ikule · Post by **Ikule** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:42 am

Very very nice Biffa you lucky chap

,
back in my yoof I was tempted to do a Westfield kit, even got so far as to send off for details & price list,
but in the end I sort of talked myself out of it and went and spent quite a bit on getting 250bhp out of a Mk2 Astra GTE 16V that was a bit quick too.........

Anyway there's no need for me to say 'enjoy yourself' I reckon you've got that one covered already!
just don't squash a nut when you drop into that low seat

FishyEggs · Post by **FishyEggs** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:01 am

biffa wrote:
FishyEggs wrote:1987 wow. Excuse my ignorance but what is pre lit ? It looks absolutely mint
Pre lit.was before the pending court case with caterham,before this westfield could call their cars sevens,this was settled out of court &,westfields Chris smith agreed to make some changes to his build spec tho,not alot

Ah. You've jogged the memory banks, I vaguely remember reading about this.

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:50 pm

Nice.
I have a black 7 in the garage...
Do you use doors, and if so what do you then do with those mirrors?
Looking for some nice 7 wheel centres - are they metal?
Cheers

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:31 pm

Hi Bud,i have the full wet gear but,don't use it often ( the doors can be a little restricking ) as,it;s a narrow body &,they blur the view through the side mirrors.The screen mirror for me is,vital.The wheel centres are standard for the wheel 15" superlites & are metal.The car is sorned @ the moment but,roll on may & hopefully some sunny days

What motor do you have in your 7 ??

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:31 pm

Fun little cars them
A lad I know has one with a 400+ bhp YB cosworth motor in that's a real handfull

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:17 pm

blacky wrote:Fun little cars them
A lad I know has one with a 400+ bhp YB cosworth motor in that's a real handfull

This is my second westi blacky,the fisrt one had a 20ltr pinto on 45's that was very quick,this little lotus is ok though, a little dated these days.I did try out a blade powered westi with the crash box,that was a loonie,the insurance quotes can be a little daunting for the more powerfull & highly tuned machines

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:10 pm

What motor do you have in your 7 ??[/quote]

Ford 1.7, about 160bhp. 1990 Caterham Supersprint.

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:31 pm

Need some pics posting of your 7,i'm curious